00. The Aspirant is Nuit. Nuit is the infinite
expansion of the Rose; Hadit the infinite concentration
of the Rood. (Instruction of V.V.V.V.V.)

0. First let the Aspirant learn in his heart the
Second Chapter of the Book of the Law. (Instruction of
V.V.V.V.V.)

Worship, i.e. identify thyself with, Nuit,
as a lambent flame of blue, all-touching,
all-penetrant, her lovely hands upon the black
earth, and her lithe body arched for love, and
her soft feet not hurting the little flowers,
even as She is imaged in the Stele of Revealing.This is the first practice of Meditation
(ccxx. I. 26).

Let him further identify himself with the heart
of Nuit, whose ecstasy is in that of her
children, and her joy to see their joy, who
sayeth: I love you! I yearn to you. Pale or
purple, veiled or voluptuous, I who am all
pleasure and purple, and drunkenness of the
innermost sense, desire you. Put on the wings,
and arose the coiled splendour within you: come
unto me! ... Sing the rapturous love-song unto
me! Burn to me perfumes! Wear to me jewels! Drink
to me, for I love you! I love you! I am the
blue-lidded daughter of Sunset; I am the naked
brilliance of the voluptuous night-sky. To me! To
me!This is the second practice of Meditation
(ccxx. I. 13, 61, 63, 64, 65).

Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as an unextended point clothed with Light
ineffable. And let him beware lest he be dazzled
by that Light.This is the first practice of Intelligence
(ccxx. II. 2).

Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the ubiquitous centre of every sphere
conceivable.This is the second practice of Intelligence
(ccxx. I. 2).

Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the soul of every man, and of every
star, conjoining this in his Understanding with
the Word (cxx. I. 2). "Every man and every
woman is a star." Let this conception be
that of Life, the giver of Life, and let him
perceive that therefore the knowledge of Hadit is
the knowledge of death.This is the third practice of Intelligence
(ccxx. II. 6).

Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the Magician or maker of Illusion, and
the Exorcist or destroyer of Illusion, under the
figure of the axle of the Wheel, and the cube in
the circle. Also as the Universal Soul of Motion.
(This conception harmonises Thoth and Harpocrates
in a very complete and miraculous manner. Thoth
is both the Magus of Taro (see Lib. 418) and the
Universal Mercury; Harpocrates both the destroyer
of Typhon and the Babe on the Lotus. Note that
the "Ibis position" formulates this
conception most exactly. ED.)This is the fourth practice of Intelligence
(ccxx. II. 7).

Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the perfect, that is Not, and solve the
mystery of the numbers of Hadit and his
components by his right Ingenium.This is the fifth practice of Intelligence
(ccxx. II. 15, 16).

Let the Aspirant, bearing him as a great King,
root out and destroy without pity all things in
himself and his surroundings which are weak,
dirty, or diseased, or otherwise unworthy. And
let him be exceeding proud and joyous.This is the first practice of Ethics (ccxx.
II. 18, 19, 20, 21).

Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the Snake that giveth Knowledge and
Delight and bright glory, who stirreth the hearts
of men with drunkenness. This snake is blue and
gold; its eyes are red, and its spangles green
and ultra-violet.
(That is, as the most exalted form of the Serpent
Kundalini.)This is the sixth practice of Intelligence
(ccxx. II. 22, 50, 51).

Let him further identify himself with this Snake.This is the second practice of Meditation
(ccxx. II. 22).

Let the Aspirant take wine and strange drugs,
according to his knowledge and experience, and be
drunk thereof.
(The Aspirant should be in so sensitive a
condition that a single drop, perhaps even the
smell, should suffice. ED.)This is the first practice of Magick Art
(ccxx. II. 22).

Let the Aspirant concentrate his consciousness in
the Rood Cross set up upon the Mountain, and
identify himself with It. Let him be well aware
of the difference between Its own soul, and that
thought which it habitually awakes in his own
mind. This is the third practice of
Meditation, and as it will be found, a
comprehension and harmony and absorption of the
practices of Intelligence (ccxx, II. 22).

Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the Unity which is the Negative. (Ain
Elohim. ED.)This is the seventh practice of Intelligence
(ccxx. II. 23).

Let the Aspirant live the life of a strong and
beautiful being, proud and exalted, contemptuous
of and fierce toward all that is base and vile.This is the second practice of Ethics (ccxx.
II. 24, 25, 45-49, 52, 56- 60).

Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit according to this 26th verse of the Second
Chapter of the Book of the Law. And this shall be
easy for him if he have well accomplished the
Third Practice of Meditation.This is the eighth practice of Intelligence
(ccxx, II. 26).

Let the Aspirant destroy Reason in himself
according to the practice in Liber CDLXXIV.This is the fourth practice of Meditation
(ccxx. II. 27-33).

Let the Aspirant observe duly the Feasts
appointed by the A∴ A∴ and perform such
rituals of the elements as he possesseth,
invoking them duly in their season.This is the second practice of Magick Art
(ccxx. II. 35-43).

Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as a babe in the egg of the Spirit (Akasha.
ED.) that is invisible within the 4 elements.This is the ninth practice of Intelligence
(ccxx. II. 49).

The Aspirant seated in his Asana will suddenly
commence to breathe strangely, and this without
the Operation of his will; the Inspiration will
be associated with the thought of intense
excitement and pleasure, even to exhaustion; and
the Expiration very rapid and forceful, as if
this excitement were suddenly released.This is the first and last Indication of the
Sign of the Beginning of this Result (ccxx. II.
63).

A light will appear to the Aspirant,
unexpectedly. Hadit will arise within him, and
Nuit concentrate Herself upon him from without.
He will be overcome, and the Conjunction of the
Infinite Without with the Infinite Within will
take place in his soul, and the One be resolved
into the None.This is the first Indication of the Nature of
the Result (ccxx. II. 61, 62, 64).

Let the Aspirant strengthen his body by all means
in his power, and let him with equal pace refine
all that is in him to the true ideal of Royalty.
Yet let his formula, as a King's ought, be
Excess.This is the third practice of Ethics (ccxx.
II. 70, 71).

To the Aspirant who succeeds in this practice the
result goes on increasing until its climax in his
physical death in its due season. This practice
should, however, prolong life.This is the second Indication of the Nature of
the Result (ccxx. II. 66, 72-74).

Let the Adept aspire to the practice of Liber XI. and preach to
mankind.This is the fourth Practice of Ethics (ccxx.
II. 76).

Let the Adept worship the Name, foursquare,
mystic, wonderful, of the Beast, and the name of
His house; and give blessing and worship to the
prophet of the lovely Star.This is the fifth practice of Ethics (ccxx.
II. 78, 79).

Let the Aspirant expand his consciousness to that
of Nuit, and bring it rushing inward. It may be
practised by imagining that the Heavens are
falling, and then transferring the consciousness
to them.This is the fifth practice of Meditation.
(Instruction of V.V.V.V.V.)

Summary. Preliminaries.
These are the necessary possessions.

Wine and strange drugs.

Summary continued. Preliminaries. These are the
necessary comprehensions.

The nature of Hadit (and of Nuit, and the
relations between them.)

Summary continued. Preliminaries.
These are the meditations necessary to be
accomplished.

Identification with Nuit, body and
spirit.

Identification with Hadit as the Snake.

Identification with Hadit as the Rood
Cross.

Destruction of Reason.

The falling of the Heavens.

Summary continued. Preliminaries.
These are the Ethical Practices to be
accomplished.

The destruction of all unworthiness in
one's self and one's surroundings.

Fulness, almost violence, of life.

Summary continued. Preliminaries.
These are the Magick Arts to be practised.

During the preparation, perform the
Invocations of the Elements.

Observe the Feasts appointed by the A∴
A∴

Summary continued. The actual Practice.

Procure the suitable intoxication.

As Nuit, contract thyself with infinite
force upon Hadit.

Summary continued. The Results.

Peculiar automatic breathing begins.

A light appears.

Samadhi of the two Infinites within
aspirant.

Intensification of 3 on repetition.

Prolongation of life.

Death becomes the climax of the practice.

Summary concluded.
These are the practices to be performed in token
of Thanksgiving for success.

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